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Rip Tyler
From: St. Louis, MO
Birthday: Sep 28th
Aliases: Dean Vaughn, Jerry Dean
Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA, Gulf Coast Wrestling (FL), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/GA/TN), Superstar Championship Wrestling (WA), NWA Mid-America (TN)
Finisher: Leg Drop
Career Highlights: -Dothan Tag Team Champion (w/ Randy Tyler)
-City of Mobile Champion
-NWA Alabama Champion (2x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion (2x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (10x, 5x w/ Eddie Sullivan, 2 each w/ Randy Tyler, 1 each w/ Tim Tyler, Big Bad John & Bob Kelly)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Eddie Sullivan)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (w/ Tim Tyler)
-NWA Mississippi Champion
-NWA Mississippi Tag Team Champion (3x, 1 each w/ Eduardo Perez, Don Fargo & Eddie Sullivan)
-NWA (Southeastern) Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Sullivan)
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Tim Tyler)
-City of Pensacola Champion
-SCW Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Sullivan)
-TSW North American Champion
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Sullivan)
-Tri-State (Alabama) Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Sullivan)
Affiliates: Eddie Sullivan, Eduardo Perez, Tim Tyler, Homer O'Dell, The Assassins, Randy Tyler, Big Bad John, Bob Kelly, Don Fargo
Notable Feuds: The Invaders, David Rose, Bobby Shane, Mike Diamond, Mr. Ito, Johnny Furr, Little Eagle, Johnny Eagle, Giant Baba, The Interns, Tommy Rich, Ken Lucas, Tojo Yamamoto
Other Facts: -Real name was Wallace Dean Vaughn
-Billed as the brother of professional wrestlers Tim Tyler, Tarzan Tyler & Randy Tyler.
-Billed as the uncle of pro wrestler Randy Tyler, Jr. Sometimes was billed as his brother.
-Not to be confused with Lee Teal, who also competed as “Rip Tyler” in the Carolina area and was billed as the brother of Buzz Tyler.
-Born in Memphis TN. Sometimes billed from Florida or Canada.
-Served as booker for TSW in the mid-1970s.
-Operated an air conditioning service in Florida
-Passed away on December 3, 1997 due to liver cancer at the age of 57
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